Table 3.
Gamma irradiation (Gy) | CP % |
DMD % |
WSC % |
ADF % |
NDF % |
ASH % |
CF % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | 32.24b ± 2.1 | 89.68b ± 2.3 | 34.31a ± 1.2 | 11.39a ± 0.8 | 9.99b ± 0.6 | 5.35a ± 0.2 | 23.35a ± 1.6 |
30 | 34.80a ± 2.2 | 93.35a ± 2.2 | 34.40a ± 1.4 | 8.43b ± 0.9 | 10.78b ± 0.8 | 5.87a ± 0.4 | 23.63a ± 1.3 |
60 | 33.53a ± 1.5 | 92.13a ± 1.8 | 34.90a ± 1.1 | 9.81b ± 0.7 | 12.35a ± 0.6 | 5.65a ± 0.5 | 23.52a ± 1.4 |
90 | 33.13a ± 1.3 | 92.22a ± 1.8 | 34.91a ± 0.9 | 9.41b ± 0.7 | 9.92b ± 0.6 | 5.73a ± 0.5 | 23.06a ± 1.4 |
120 | 34.02a ± 2.3 | 94.53a ± 2.1 | 35.42a ± 1.2 | 7.17b ± 0.8 | 9.83b ± 0.7 | 5.91a ± 0.4 | 22.87a ± 1.8 |
The means of samples with the same small letters were not significantly different as per Duncan's multirange test at P < 0.05.
Crude protein (CP), crude fibre (CF), acid detergent fibre (ADF), dry matter digestibility (DMD), water soluble carbohydrates (WSC), and neutral detergent fibre (NDF).